ActiveX controls warning

[MikeIsMad]

I currently use AC 2008 along with a program called SteelLogic. The person that created this program is no longer in the business and doesnt support the program (add-on).

 

Whenever I open Autocad I get a message Microsoft Forms. "This application is about to initialize ActiveX controls that might be unsafe....."

 

Does anyone know how I can disable this message or disable ActiveX warnings? I know how this would work in MS applications but cannot figure it out for AutoCad.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[SLW210]

What OS are you using? Do you have MS Office installed, what version?

[MikeIsMad]

Thanks for your reply.

 

Win7, Office 2010.

[SLW210]

Maybe this will help. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/827742

 

It seems to be for Office XP and Office 2003

 

This may work for Office 2010

 

You can try adding a registry value:

HIVE=HKEY_CURRENT_USER

KEY="Software\Policies\Microsoft\VBA\Security"

VALUENAME="LoadControlsInForms"

VALUE=1 (DWORD)

[MikeIsMad]

Thanks. I will check it out this evening and let you know.

[MikeIsMad]

I don't have VBA in Software\Policies\Microsoft\

 

 

I do have VBA here:

 

Software\Microsoft\VBA

 

[MikeIsMad]

I don't have a directory here:

Software\Policies\Microsoft\

 

But there is a VBA folder here:

 

Software\Microsoft

 

[SLW210]

You may need to create both folders. Did you read the link I posted and follow the instructions?

 

You may have to check for a more recent fix. Do you still have any older MS Office products?

 

Be sure to create a restore point and backup the registry.

[MikeIsMad]

Hi, Yes I did read the link. It seems it may be more appropriate to post this question on a Microsoft forum instead. I assumed there would be a setting within Autocad to ignore ActiveX warnings.

 

I do not own any older versions of Office, but I do have an additional unused key for 2013, that I was planning on upgrading to. I think it would be best to go ahead and upgrade and then search for a 2013 fix.

 

Thanks for your time.